Agreed! That is a garbage reason and cop out. It reminds me of the people who will watch BL dramas but don’t…
I would guess that lesbian relationships aren't mentioned simply because there's even less f/f relationships than m/m ones. There don't seem to be any articles about them though (unless the search function is broken) so I'm guessing they're banned too.
I tried watching a few more episodes thinking maybe once the ball gets rolling on their romance, the aspects bothering me would improve., but they haven't.
I mean the FL, despite being played by one of my biases Sooyoung, is one of the most unlikeable protagonists I've ever seen in a drama. The other characters are all pretty unlikeable too though. This comedy style just really isn't for me, I guess.
But aren't these news articles just translations? The sources are Korean sites. And the editorials aren't posted by the account that posts these news translations (lo_ve), they're by other users. idk about the editoral spam but i wouldn't call translations of press releases "plagiarism".
Asian dramas have a tendency to use frumpy hair, thick glasses, freckles, heavy handed rouge application, and/or…
(warning: vague/minor webtoon spoilers in this comment)
To be fair, it's not just Asian dramas that do this, Princess Diaries is an example of an American film that had the "transformation" trope.
Also yeah honestly even though the show and webtoon are named "true beauty", there doesn't seem to really be that message in either one on the plot level (especially one part in the webtoon where there's a scummy guy, and instead of insulting his character, Jugyeong insults his looks and lowkey insinuates his behavior would be okay if he was handsome :/ but to give the drama a little credit I don't think drama-Jugyeong would have gone that low).
Something I find difficult with this drama is the suspension of disbelief regarding Lim Ju Gyeong's "ugliness".…
I think writing this big long post kind of helped me get over this issue enough to enjoy the drama for what it is. I actually enjoyed it more than I thought I would. I got curious and started reading the webtoon again, and it's pretty crazy how different they are. It almost feels like the drama writers read only a summary of the webtoon and I think the drama actually turned out better because of it. The characters in the drama have so much more character development? The drama did feel draggy at parts but ultimately I think it's worth watching if you like this genre.
Something I find difficult with this drama is the suspension of disbelief regarding Lim Ju Gyeong's "ugliness". I dropped the webtoon pretty early on because this is the type of genre I prefer to watch rather read, but with the webtoon I never had a problem believing that a girl who isn't conventionally attractive and has extreme acne could alter her appearance with makeup. I could somewhat relate to Lim Ju Gyeong in the webtoon.
The drama on the other hand casts a woman who is clearly very pretty. At the start it almost feels like that horrible tiktok trend from a few years ago where people would make themselves look "ugly" and then transition to them in flattering makeup and clothes. Later in the drama when she isn't wearing makeup she just looks like an objectively pretty person with unfortunate acne/inflammation. The makeup obviously flatters her but it's not some major change like we're supposed to believe. She doesn't even seem to do the eye-tape thing that her webtoon counterpart does. The chunky glasses do most of the work when she doesn't have makeup on to make her look different.
Idk, it's not like I would expect a big drama like this to cast a lead that's less than conventionally attractive, but it still makes the "beauty is on the inside" message feel a bit fake to me. I don't mean this as anything against the actress or any of the other cast members, but I wish the casting decisions had maybe been a bit more brave I guess. It's seems like actors and actresses who don't fit a certain beauty standard are doomed to be comic relief or antagonists.
The featured article about this show described one of the main characters as a villain but based on what they wrote I'm not sure what exactly they meant. I'm okay with morally grey characters but I don't like characters who deliberately hurt innocent people esp if they're happy about doing it.
If the character is like this can someone tell me? I don't want to waste my time watching if I'm going to dislike a main character. I don't want any major/detailed spoilers, but vague spoilers are okay.
edit: Thank you everyone for the replies, I don't have the energy to reply to all of them but I did read them all. I'll give the show a shot when it's completely subbed.
Lol whats wrong it? Seems mnet gonna make a hit with this
I mean considering they all have different challenges I'd say it's decently fair competition. BTOB is older and has more fans but they lost a member due to a drug scandal and other members are currently doing their military service, + they're more of a vocal focused group. So the advantage of being more experienced and having more fans only goes so far. I think it would be boring if all of the groups were too similar, I'm actually disappointed that BTOB is the only older group.
As a fan of the original, I find your comments helpful.
I think the setting of just South Korea was already too limited compared to the scope of the original series where they go all over the place in the US and even to Europe a few times too. To also then have to adapt the characters and story to fit the kdrama format was too much.
I think this could've had a much better chance if it had been a proper spinoff with original characters instead of being an adaptation.
I mean the FL, despite being played by one of my biases Sooyoung, is one of the most unlikeable protagonists I've ever seen in a drama. The other characters are all pretty unlikeable too though. This comedy style just really isn't for me, I guess.
To be fair, it's not just Asian dramas that do this, Princess Diaries is an example of an American film that had the "transformation" trope.
Also yeah honestly even though the show and webtoon are named "true beauty", there doesn't seem to really be that message in either one on the plot level (especially one part in the webtoon where there's a scummy guy, and instead of insulting his character, Jugyeong insults his looks and lowkey insinuates his behavior would be okay if he was handsome :/ but to give the drama a little credit I don't think drama-Jugyeong would have gone that low).
I actually enjoyed it more than I thought I would. I got curious and started reading the webtoon again, and it's pretty crazy how different they are. It almost feels like the drama writers read only a summary of the webtoon and I think the drama actually turned out better because of it. The characters in the drama have so much more character development? The drama did feel draggy at parts but ultimately I think it's worth watching if you like this genre.
The drama on the other hand casts a woman who is clearly very pretty. At the start it almost feels like that horrible tiktok trend from a few years ago where people would make themselves look "ugly" and then transition to them in flattering makeup and clothes. Later in the drama when she isn't wearing makeup she just looks like an objectively pretty person with unfortunate acne/inflammation. The makeup obviously flatters her but it's not some major change like we're supposed to believe. She doesn't even seem to do the eye-tape thing that her webtoon counterpart does. The chunky glasses do most of the work when she doesn't have makeup on to make her look different.
Idk, it's not like I would expect a big drama like this to cast a lead that's less than conventionally attractive, but it still makes the "beauty is on the inside" message feel a bit fake to me.
I don't mean this as anything against the actress or any of the other cast members, but I wish the casting decisions had maybe been a bit more brave I guess. It's seems like actors and actresses who don't fit a certain beauty standard are doomed to be comic relief or antagonists.
If the character is like this can someone tell me? I don't want to waste my time watching if I'm going to dislike a main character. I don't want any major/detailed spoilers, but vague spoilers are okay.
edit: Thank you everyone for the replies, I don't have the energy to reply to all of them but I did read them all. I'll give the show a shot when it's completely subbed.
I think it would be boring if all of the groups were too similar, I'm actually disappointed that BTOB is the only older group.
I think this could've had a much better chance if it had been a proper spinoff with original characters instead of being an adaptation.